Turkmenistan gets Observer Status in World Trade Organization

Turkmenistan became the 25th country who was granted observer status in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Turkmenistan also became the last former Soviet republic to establish formal ties with the trade body.
Apart from other member states, India also supported Turkmenistan as an observer of WTO.
Now, there is a possibility of Turkmenistan’s acceding (to the organisation’s membership) in the next five years.
Its neighbouring Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Afghanistan — have acceded to the WTO, while Uzbekistan has been in on-and-off negotiations on WTO accession since 1994.